"Son, even with the divorce, doesn’t Ye Qiu hate Ye Xia? That damned girl, Ye Xia, must side with her mother. After cutting ties with Ye Xia, you should talk things over with Ye Qiu. You are her father after all; is she really going to disown you for a lifeti?" Zhang Jufang suggested maliciously.
"If you won’t think for yourself, at least think about Dongdong. Now that the clothing business has failed, what money will you use for Dongdong’s future wife? Dongdong hasn’t wronged Ye Qiu; wouldn’t she help her own brother? Being a girl without a man in the family to back her up, can she really handle that much money?"
Ye Hai thought to himself that his mother made sense. It was Ye Xia who wronged Ye Qiu, not Ye Dong. Surely there’s no reason for Ye Qiu not to help Ye Dong, right?
"Mom, you’re right. Since Zhong ifen that wretched woman wants a divorce, let’s divorce," Ye Hai said decisively.
Ye Qiu had not expected that things would develop to this point. However, letting public opinion continue this way was detrintal to her reputation. Thus, she employed so asures to make the highly biased comnts online disappear.
She also formally agreed to an interview with a television station, clarifying that although she no longer had any ties with the Ye Family, she would not pursue their responsibilities. She also urged her fans and the netizens to stay calm and not to waste their precious ti on her trivial matters.
This interview led to nurous netizens praising Ye Qiu. Although there was no further cyberbullying towards the Ye Family, it’s believed that those who et the Ye Family in the future won’t show them any favor.
Finally overwheld by her classmates’ cold remarks, Ye Xia withdrew from school. Zhong ifen and Ye Hai also divorced, and no one knew where Zhong ifen and Ye Xia eventually went. However, seeing Zhong ifen still protect Ye Xia till the end made Ye Qiu reevaluate her; Zhong ifen did have maternal love, she just gave all her love to Ye Xia.
After the divorce, Ye Hai, with his son Ye Dong, tried to reconcile with Ye Qiu, but they never got a chance to see her. Later, they even apologized to Ye Qiu through reporters, hoping she would return to them and vowed to be a good father. However, they were ridiculed by netizens and dismissed.
Yet, Ye Hai never gave up. He behaved like a clown, jumping up and down. Seeing that Ye Qiu did not respond to him, he even tried to sue her in court. However, as he’d only taken care of Ye Qiu for a year and hadn’t provided alimony otherwise while also having kicked her out of the house when she was underage, he was actually violating national laws. Thus, Ye Qiu had no obligation to support him.
After being fed up with watching his clown-like antics, netizens gradually started to feel disgusted towards this family. Were the new holographic online gas boring? Or the latest sci-fi movies not interesting? Why bother watching a boring clown?
So gradually, the Ye Family also faded into obscurity.
Perhaps they regretted countless tis having driven Ye Qiu out, regretted that her wealth didn’t belong to them, but who in this world could ever compare to Ye Qiu?
In her previous life, when Ye Qiu was oppressed by her family and powerless, did they regret it? No. In her previous life, when Ye Qiu was rebellious and helplessly struggling, did they regret it? No, again. In her previous life, when Ye Qiu suffered from depression and ultimately died by suicide, did they regret it? Still no.
They only ever despised Ye Qiu’s incapability, despised that she brought no benefits to the Ye Family. No one ever sincerely cared for her, and until she left this world, they rely called her "bad luck".
So why should Ye Qiu forgive them?
In this life, she is determined to make the Ye Family look up to her; to make them regret forever that they couldn’t have the wealth they could have easily had, due to their foolish acts back then.
So say Ye Qiu spent her life in solitude, as her troubled childhood in her original family made her reluctant to marry, with her imnse wealth left with no heir after her death.
Others say Ye Qiu was happy; she earned worldwide respect from netizens, which fueled her to create a rich and vibrant online world.
Many more believe Ye Qiu was great, as she donated all her wealth after her death. It was discovered that a significant portion was dedicated to providing legal support for children and won suffering from dostic violence, leading to the establishnt of a foundation for this purpose.
"Old lady, are you here to pay respects to Ye Qiu as well?" a young volunteer supported an elderly woman, who indeed looked very old, her face covered with age spots and wrinkles as if she would leave this world at any mont.
"Yes, I have so words I want to say to her," the old woman said slowly, struggling to walk.
"I’ll help you over there. Ye Qiu was truly great, wasn’t she? She used her intellect to change the whole world. She is the person I admire the most," the volunteer said, becoming emotional, "It’s a pity she has left us forever. She really was a good person, though unfortunately born into difficult circumstances. I hope in her next life she can be born into a good family!"
"I hope your wish cos true," the old woman said, patting the young girl’s hand.
"It definitely will co true. You might not know, but I am one of the beneficiaries of the Ye Qiu Children’s Aid Foundation. If it weren’t for Mr. Ye Qiu, I couldn’t have escaped from my gambler father! So I co to the cetery to volunteer."
"With children like you who respect and adore her, I believe she must be very happy," the old woman sincerely said, "Young girl, here we are, may I have a mont alone to speak with her?"
"No problem, call if you need anything, I’ll be right over there."
"Thank you." As the volunteer left, the old woman, who was Ye Xia, deeply looked at the photo on the gravestone.
"Ye Qiu, I’m here. I’ve been too afraid to face you my entire life, but I thought while I’m still alive, I should co and say ’sorry’ to you." Ye Xia put down the Juhua flowers she held and deeply bowed, "I was wrong, I shouldn’t have wrongly accused you when we were young, nor should I have despised you, and I should have stood up for you when you were driven out."
"Over these years, I’ve thought a lot. If I were you back then, abandoned by my family, would I have the courage to stand up again? I don’t have your intelligence, nor your courage, so if I were you, I’m sure I would have been utterly devastated!"
Ye Xia’s eyes were very calm at the mont, with tears of regret in her cloudy eyes: "I don’t know if you’ve seen Mom over there; she also knows she was wrong. She said she shouldn’t have been biased, and she should not have abandoned you back then. She was too ashad to ask for your forgiveness when she passed away, so now I’ve co to see you. If you et Mom over there, can you forgive her, please?"
"Old lady, were you an acquaintance of Mr. Ye Qiu?" the volunteer asked Ye Xia as she was leaving.
"You could say that."
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